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A short, but bound to expand, list of some important places and concepts derived from Vericโs lore.
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โฆฟ The Great Continent โ informal/colloquial name for the landmass housing many locations and structures central to the arcane sciences; regionally, the continent is formally referred to by a number of various names, most commonly Atoi in southern regions, Rembron in the furthest northern settlements, and Atar in some of the larger cities on the far western coast, along with a number of names given from other civilizations across the wider world. In the Mirror Basin, whose residents are a mixture of travelers and immigrants from around and without the continent, the name Great Continent is most often used so as to avoid confusion. โฆฟ The Mirror Basin โ a large impact basin home to a number of cities and smaller settlements, resting near the east coast of the Great Continent. The largest of its boroughs, Magai, is a common destination for travelers the world over in search of education in or practitioners of the arcane sciences, a โfloatingโ city held aloft over the basinโs drainage by the last remnants of a large, hollowed boart deposit first uncovered some thousand years ago. Dotted around Magai, which lies near-center in the basin, can be found the smaller cities Lovo, Arca, and Ambis.The easternmost edge of the basin sees conflict from time to time, the result of outside aggressors seeking to claim the last of Mirror Basinโs greatest and most valuable boart deposit. โฆฟย Arv-En Institute of Arcane Science โ most often shortened to โthe Arv-En Instituteโ, or simply โArv-Enโ, and considered the foremost academy of arcane sciences on the Continent, and possibly in the world. A school that teaches every major discipline of arcane science: from more practical and widespread studies such as alchemy, arcane runology, arcane biology, and common enchantment; to more esoteric or specialized departments comprised of the likes of divination, attunement and artifice, and the more theoretical spiritual arcaea. Students of all ages are accepted for various courses of study that differ in length and intensity dependent on the subject matter. Those who graduate from the school with honors are often granted annual research stipends if any or all of their work is contributed back into the institute for educational purposes, and a great portion of professors and instructors of the institute receive both a regular salary for teaching work in combination with smaller bonuses for independent, outside studies, though there are also some few graduates who delve instead into confidential research without funding or other interference from the institute. Located within Magai, in the Mirror Basin. โฆฟ Artuz School of Morphology โ once considered a school of heretical teachings, after a faction of former instructors from Arv-En left the institute to embrace and teach practices more akin to grounded, modern sciences, the Artuz School is now considered a sister school that provides an alternate path of education for those less gifted or otherwise entirely unable to perform arcane science, though the wider world outside of the institute still appears skeptical of the practices of biology, medicine, and other important areas of study without the application of arcane sciences or other foreign systems of magic.
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โฆฟ Arcane power โ the innate power found in all things, generated autonomously by living bodies and bound into the inanimate upon an objectโs creation. Arcane power can be manipulated in a number of ways, and those that do so are practitioners of arcane science, though due to the potentially dangerous and volatile nature of manipulating the base makeup of a living being or inanimate object, the practice is bound by a number of rules and regulations that all practitioners must follow at penalty of confinement and, for the worst offenses, the binding of their own arcane powerโa restriction that forbids a scientist from establishing contact with and manipulating the arcane powers of people or things outside of their own bodies. โฆฟ Arcane science โ overarching designation of any practice that utilizes western methods or systems of magic, particularly those that originated from or were adapted within the Great Continent. While there are a number of forms that exist without label, those that are common or dangerous enough to be labeled are often heavily regulated outside of times of war. Arcane science, notably, is not the only designation of magic practice, and even within the Continent there exist mages who utilize other systems that do not fall under this designation. Those who study or operate within the bounds of known arcane science are referred to specifically as scientists or arcane scholars, never as โmagesโ or โwizardsโ in polite society. The main vehicles of arcane science are as follows:
ย ย ย ย โ alchemy, the purification and transmutation of materials by altering the patterns formed by the materialโs arcane energies; ย ย ย ย โ arcane runology, imbuing written words and symbols with arcane power for specific purposes, usually by means of an arcanely-charged medium (for instance, special ink created to store arcane power); ย ย ย ย โ arcane biology, the practice of modifying the living bodies of humans and animals by altering patterns within their natural arcane energies, permitted only for the sake of healing illness and injury; ย ย ย ย โ common enchantment, an unspecific umbrella term meant to catch any forms of scientific methods or practices that combine elements from any two or three of the above vehicles
While these designations serve nearly 87% of the population of known arcane scientists, there are some lesser-known or more specific practices and areas of arcane study considered esoteric or otherwise underutilized by the wider community of scientists, including:
ย ย ย ย โ divination, the observation and recording of celestial arcane energies, often used for predictions such as weather conditions and atmospheric changes, though also used colloquially (and somewhat controversially) as a supposed method for predictions of future events; ย ย ย ย โ attunement and artifice, in theory two separate arts that greatly overlap in practice. Attunement is similar to arcane runology in that arcane power is being channeled by written instructions to serve a particular purpose; however, arcane attunement utilizes the specific powers found within the base material itself, rather than requiring a vehicle such as enchanted ink to imbue power into the rune, and requires highly-specific knowledge of the base material and the patterns of its arcane power in order to be utilized successfully, hence its general disuse by the wider community of scientists. Artifice is an evolution of attunement, in which the base material is shaped or physically modified in order to better suit an intended purpose, i.e the creation of a pencil or pen that is then enchanted to write, rather than simply marking a chunk of lead or charcoal with a rune that is already enchanted. ย ย ย ย โ spiritual arcaea. a number of practices related to observing and interacting with a theoreticalย โspiritual worldโ, such as observing or communing with spirits of the deceased, or other entities that exist on a different or separate plane. Largely theoretical, with its only known proven science to be the now-forbidden art of necromancy. โฆฟย Arcane Tenets โ a list of commandments supposedly bestowed upon mankind by the Enlightened when arcane science was first discovered three thousand years ago. There are many, and they serve as the basis even of some common laws in cities and regions where arcane science is prominent, though the primary tenets speak to the uses of arcane science as a benevolent force meant for the protection of the planet and the overall betterment of mankind. Many schools of arcane sciences, including Arv-En, require their applicants to name some or even all of the tenets in order to be admitted for instructionโwhich, in its completeness, numbers just under a hundred specific rules and guidelines for practitioners of the sciences.
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A collection of starters taken from the house leaders of FE3H, divided by leader. As always, feel free to adjust grammar/style as you see fit!
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โ With you as my opponent, I wonโt hold anything back. โ
โ Regrettableโฆbut there was no other way. โย
โ You will not rile me with such childish tactics. โย
โ You really hope to unsettle me with childish jokes? โย
โ Prepare yourself for death while you still can. โย
โ As usual, youโre here at a most inopportune moment. โย
โ I will not die by your hand. โย
โ You donโt value human life at all. โย
โ If you stand in my way, I will cut you down until you have no blood left to bleed. โย
โ I wish you were someone whose heart could be swayed by my words and deeds. โย
โ Letโs see if your resolve is a match for my own. โย
โ Iโm simply seeing through a promise I made to myself a long time ago. โย
โ If you donโt want to be destroyed completely, I suggest you turn tail and flee. โย
โ If you still wish to fight, I wonโt stop you. I will simply use the full extent of my powerโฆand crush you. โย
โ I knew when next we met one of our paths would have to come to an end.ย โย
โ All that matters is when death takes place, not how. โย
โ I have no intention of dying today. โย
โ You donโt have even a shred of self-awareness, do you? โย
โ Come at me, so that I may put you out of your misery! โย
โ Even if my arms and legs failed me, I would still find a way to move forward. โ
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โ Sorry, but itโs about time I make my exitโฆ โ
โ Ah, what a burden to be great at everything. โ
โ If you were actually good for anything at all, Iโd at least expect you to recognize who I amโฆ โ
โ What exactly happened to make you this way? โ
โ Thanks to you, my own long-held ambitions are nearly destroyed. โ
โ You lookโฆfamiliar. Have we met? โ
โ Iโm glad to have your strength, if only for today. โ
โ What does it achieve, us killing each other here? โ
โ It doesnโt matter what Iโm saying, does it? You arenโt even listening. โ
โ Youโve grown lovelier than ever. โ
โ So sad that our reunion should take place on the battlefield. โ
โ Well, Iโm sure we have much more to talk aboutโฆ But how about we settle things first? โ
โ Enough! Youโve bested me. โ
โ Right until the very end, Iโve read this whole thing terribly wrongโฆ โ
โ I will return your kindness one dayโฆ I promise โ
โ I feel like weโve known each other for a while, and yet, Iโm still fascinated by you. โ
โ Youโve done well. Leave the rest to me. โ
โ We canโt blaze ahead if we let the status quo confide us. โ
โ Whenever Iโm with you, I always feel like I have to mind my manners. Itโs awful. โ
โ Iโm happy to have this time with you. โ
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โ This never gets easier for meโฆ โ
โ You will regret all that you have done. โ
โ Iโm sorry, but did you really think you were going to get away with this? โ
โ I have no wish to kill you, but Iโm afraid you have left me no choice. โ
โ I have never imagined such a day would come to pass. โ
โ I am very sorry, but that is not something to joke about. โ
โ You are trying to anger me, is that it? โ
โ You are a monster. The lowliest beast I have ever known. โ
โ Whyโฆ Why are you here? โ
โ You are nothing but a lowly beast scavenging for scraps. โ
โ I will crush anyone who blocks my path. โ
โ If theyโre going to stand in our way, they must die. โ
โ You are rather calm for one in your position. โ
โ I would tell you to get out of my way, but I hightly doubt that you would abide. โ
โ I have no pity for one such as you. โ
โ I cannot shake this feeling of regretโฆ โ
โ One must be prepared to fight anywhere, no matter the conditions. โ
โ There must be something I can do to save them. โ
โ Ah, this takes me backโฆ I used to love this when I was a child. โ
โ That was not my intention, but I apologize if I hurt your feelings. โ
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Though indistinguishable to most from an average human, Veric is but a splinter of the soul of Domnos, the youngest of the Enlightened. None of the Enlightened have ever appeared in the mortal realm including Domnos, however the figure painted by the numerous stories bearing his visage is, surprisingly, not very far off from the godโs true character.
Compared to his siblings, Domnos is a sociable and curious sort who often seeks to expand his horizons far beyond the sciences he governs, much to the chagrin of his brothers and sister. His forays into the mortal world are but a recent development and, outside of an intimate knowledge with many areas of magic both within and outside of arcane science, even interacting with mortals is still a fresh experience he has yet to adjust to. At times he can be astoundingly ignorant of social propriety on the most basic of levels, and is known as well to be quite fickle in a number of ways, but his interest in the humans and their world is near-limitlessโeven the most mundane things are capable of catching his attention, if not for long.
As one who created the arts of attunement and artifice, Domnos is exceptionally skilled in both arts and creates for himself a number of vessels, from those meant to serve as familiars and companions to mortal-passing bodies for he himself to occupy, if only in part. His true body, suspended in a realm beyond the mortal world just as his siblings are, is far too large and cumbersome to navigate planets in person, on top of appearing highly alien and strange to the eyes of mortals; despite this, the vessels he possesses are all but impossible to distinguish from those of an average mortal, in spite of their more ethereal properties. While his appearance is alterable down to the atom, most often Domnos takes the appearance of a dark-skinned young man, tall and well-built, framed by opalescent curls and observing the world through bright, golden eyes, not unusual features for a mortal mage on their own.
Just as Veric is capable of assuming control of vessels scattered across various worlds and planes through the use of metaphora, Domnos too is capable of exploring a number of universes at will, albeit with a greater degree of control and intent in choosing where and when he appears.
witcher: the last wish starters
โ oh, whatโs the point of explaining? you wouldnโt understand anyway. โ โ donโt grin like an idiot. thereโs nothing funny about it. โ โ youโre losing your reflexes. โ โ they say the wisdom of ages is to be found in fairy tales. โ โ this sword can always be drawn again, faster than you can imagine. โ โ if iโm to choose between one evil and another, then i prefer not to choose at all. โ โ i donโt have anywhere else to run. i donโt know where i could hide. โ โ iโll fill your evenings with tales of ever more astounding events from the past few years. โ โ i killed to avoid being killed myself. โ โ the world is changing. somethingโs coming to an end. โ โ are you really not frightened of me? โ โ talking and regretting wonโt get you anywhere. โ โ donโt come back. never come back. โ โ how much of the rumours about you are true? โ โ people like to invent monsters and monstrosities. then they seem less monstrous themselves. โ โ itโs got nothing to do with you and thatโs that. โ โ you need more than words to frighten me. โ โ whatโs going on here? canโt i leave you alone for a minute? โ โ thereโs something not quite right with you. i can sense that. โ โ am i supposed to give you advice and teach you how to live? am i your mother or something? โ โ evil is evil. lesser, greater, middling, itโs all the same. โ โ iโm not surrounded by any vortex or fate. โ โ i was beginning to worry. you didnโt regain consciousness for so long. โ โ the forest isnโt the safest of places at night. ugly things are heard and seen. โ โ thereโs a grain of truth in every fairy tale. โ โ yes, i deceived you. iโll deceive anyone if i have to, why should you be special? โ โ youโve made your choice. are you sure itโs the right one? โ โ for some time now iโve had hideous dreams. โ โ virtue is rarer today than a rock dragon. โ โ i havenโt got anything sharp on me. have a look for yourself. โ โ the day will come when people will learn, and get the better of you. โ โ it would be great if the cruelty of rulers could be explained away by mutations or curses. โ โ and to think that there are people who donโt believe in destiny. โ โ if you think i feel sorry for them, then youโre wrong. โ โ youโre talking nonsense while making wise and meaningful faces. โ โ iโll confide in you, if you like. โ โ look at you โ ethics, codes of practice, morality. who are you to talk? โ โ now, that, should really be of damn little concern to you. โ โ you look as if you are already a corpse. โ โ thereโs no shame in fear. โ โ what do you desire? immortality? riches? fame? power? โ โ you underestimate my strength. โ โ do you want to burden your conscience with blood and death? โ โ now itโs as quiet as a grave. โ โ i know that, deep down, you like me. โ โ donโt leave yet. stay. a few more days. โ โ donโt do unto others what you would not have them do to you. โ โ i know my fate whirls about me like water. itโs hard on my heels, following my tracks. โ โ iโd prefer you not to make any sudden movements. โ โ help me up, please. โ โ iโve never run away from anyone and iโm not about to change my ways. โ โ itโs my problem. my life and my punishment. โ โ the fact that youโve arrived here exactly at this time canโt be a coincidence. itโs fate. โ โ slaughter and bloodshed can be avoided. โ โ youโve got the devil in your eyes too. โ โ nobodyโs ever called me that. say it again. โ โ humanity. thatโs what you want. thatโs what you dream of. โ โ whatโs it to you what happens to me? โ โ you do realise that a sword alone will not defeat destiny? โ โ no, nothingโs wrong. iโm fine. quite fine. โ โ stories, well, iโve heard them too. half are either made up or exaggerated. โ โ i could go where youโre going. i could keep you company. โ โ mistakes? of course iโve made them. โ โ enough of this, we should go. itโs already dusk. โ โ maybe itโs customary, wherever you come from, to threaten people with swords? โ โ if it goes badly, i will defend my life. โ โ go on, thrust the sword into me. โ โ has loneliness got the better of you after all? โ โ everything can be dealt with. itโs only a question of price. โ โ you know my principle: duty then pleasure. โ โ iโve never killed people for money, regardless whether itโs for a good or bad cause. and i never will. โ โ love and blood. they both possess a mighty power. โ โ iโve got some medicine. we both need it. โ โ youโre embittered, hungry for revenge and conscious of your own powerlessness. โ โ whatโs happening to you? i donโt recognise you. โ โ do you take me for a fool? โ โ i always get what i want. โ โ i manage because i have to. because iโve no other way out. โ โ you canโt stand in the way of my happiness. โ โ to hell with destiny, oaths and irony. โ โ they hunted me like a wild animal as long as they could. until i became the hunter. โ โ i understand your hesitation, but i need an answer now. โ โ there are offers you canโt refuse, that the consequences are so terrible, and this is one of them. โ โ true evil is something you can barely imagine, even if you believe nothing can still surprise you. โ โ iโve seen too much to laugh at things like that. โ โ maybe iโve not had enough to drink. โ โ you may kiss my hand. โ โ donโt pull that face. it doesnโt suit either your good looks or your complexion.ย โ โ if i want something, i donโt dream of it. i act. โ โ are you in pain? whatโs the matter? โ โ i prefer to look after others. it turns out better in the long run. โ โ you havenโt got enough strength left. โ โ bravery isnโt going to be of much use to you. โ โ it doesnโt rhyme. all decent predictions rhyme. โ โ listen. youโre starting to get on my nerves. โ โ donโt do this. i want to help you. โ โ youโre a very interesting dinner companion. โ โ iโll avoid that place like the plague. iโll never go back there. โ โ youโll soon see what iโm capable of. โ โ i do like you, although i donโt know why myself. โ โ itโs got nothing to do with me. iโm just asking out of curiosity. โ โ have you never heard of a sense of responsibility and plain honesty? โ โ youโre going there because you have to, arenโt you? โ โ we are what we are, you and i. โ โ did you seeโฆdid you see that? โ
As someone who had my art taken for graphics and icons back in the ye olde days of Soul Eater, people who use the works of artists without obtaining permission will go to a special kind of hell
Making a new blog is always a disaster because you either donโt block recommended posts and have a dashboard clogged with shit or you block them and your dashboard endless scrolling breaks into an infinite void of loading
Ridiculously early in the morning will be my time for romance posting instead of NSFW posting here we go
Veric has a number of ways in which he tends to show his affection through letting people into hisย โspacesโ โheโs a private person in general, so coming into his home, or being told specific things about his life or past, sure. But... probably the biggest, I think, is when you see him without any kind of glamours, or makeup, or obscuring who or what he really is, in a sense.
Sure, appearance is kind of important in most mage societies and arcane scientists arenโt that different in the end, even though they like to believe theyโre more about the pursuit of knowledge than anything so superficial. But for Veric specifically, itโs because... heโs known for the image of strength he presents, and how frail and lifeless he can look at times when heโs overexerted himself and not using glamours to obscure it can be a startling contrast. His skin goes pale, he looks sickly, even his hair and eyes lose their luster and he gets a little more sluggish, a little more irritable than he already was (sounds hard to do, I know lol) not to mention he usually doesnโt wear his prostheses just because it takes less energy to simply use his wheelchair when heโs feeling that way, since he wonโt be leaving his home in that state.
So if he willingly allows you to see him that way? I donโt think thereโs a more grand show of trust from him, if Iโm honest. He doesnโt like being vulnerable when it can be helped, so many of his formative years were spent learning to hide any and all signs of weakness so that he can survive.
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